Archive for April, 2009

Blunder over tax credit leaflet

A new leaflet explaining how tax credits work has been withdrawn by HM Revenue & Customs because of a mistake.


Travel firms cancel Mexico trips

Holiday operators Thomas Cook, Thomson and First Choice cancel their flights to Mexico following the swine flu outbreak there.


An Overview Of Debt Consolidation Programs

The current economic scenario has forced many American citizens to search for a way to come out of their debts. When you have become dejected as a result of experiencing difficulties to handle your debts, then you should stick to a debt consolidation program. For handling and regulating debts, a debt consolidation program is a [...]


Blunder over tax credit leaflet

A new leaflet explaining how tax credits work has been withdrawn by HM Revenue & Customs because of a mistake.


Nationwide axes mortgage promise

The Nationwide will no longer promise new borrowers that it will peg its variable rate mortgages to the Bank rate.


Pension surprise for high earners

People earning more than £150,000 a year could pay as much as 30% tax on all their employers’ pension contributions, the Treasury says.


UK mortgage lending ‘falls back’

Mortgage lending by the UK’s major banks fell for the first time in four months in March, striking a blow to talk of recovery.


Watchdog to tackle shares scams

The UK’s financial watchdog plans to tackle financial scams - such as “boiler room” frauds - being targeted at the elderly.


Take out of debts - How money is to be saved - the-world-of-finance.com

During better economical times we by no means gave any thought towards managing our finances and as a result if this most of us went on with our reckless buying habits and ended up racking substantial amounts of debt which remain pending to be paid and are now coming [...]


Watchdog to tackle shares scams

The UK’s financial watchdog plans to tackle financial scams - such as “boiler room” frauds - being targeted at the elderly.